Physically healthy Dutch woman Zoraya ter Beek, 29, dies by assisted suicide
Ter Beek lived with her boyfriend, Stein, an IT programmer 10 years her age, but her parents didn’t approve of the age difference. She had been estranged from her mother and three older sisters for six years, while her father died from cancer last year.
Stein worried about Ter Beek and encouraged her to seek treatment, so she tried various things to treat her mental illness, including 33 rounds of electroconvulsive therapy, in which electric currents jolt the brain. But, after her last treatment in August 2020, her psychiatrist told her, “There’s nothing more we can do for you. It’s never going to get any better.”
“After we heard that, we all kind of knew what that meant,” Ter Beek had said, solidifying her decision to apply to the Netherlands’ Euthanasia Expertise Center in December 2020. “I was always very clear: if it doesn’t get better, I can’t do this.”
Last year, Thomas Haldenwang, whose spirit animal is a mole …
… and who also happens to be the domestic intelligence chief of Germany, promised to do what he could to “shake the population awake” and to “shake politicians awake,” in order to suppress popular support for Alternative für Deutschland. He complained only that it could not be left to his spy agency alone to scare voters away from them…
Remember: All it took was a trumped-up story about AfD politicians plotting “remigration” to inspire Faeser’s deranged policies against the “extreme right” in the first place. What happens if there is a major shooting or terrorist attack that can be plausibly laid at the feet of her opponents? What happens if our security services foil another Reichsbürger conspiracy to overthrow the Federal Republic? We are not merely at the mercy of random events, which would be bad enough. Elements of the state, including our constitutional protectors, are actively trying to make things like this happen. There is a very real danger that these people will very soon have the pretences necessary to push their fantasies further than anyone has yet imagined.
So instead let us pause for a moment to salute the Bad Orange Man’s personal courage. I don’t like the guy much, and I believe that, on balance, a BOM win would actually be worse from a Dissident perspective than a Fortified-to-the-stars Brandon blowout. But still, bravery is admirable and say what you will about the man, he’s no coward. He’s taking his life in his own hands pretty much every day. I salute.
New details emerge in case of Alaska Airlines plane where door plug blew out
The National Transportation Safety Board still does not know who worked on the failed door plug on Alaska Airlines flight 1282 and Boeing overwrote surveillance footage from the repair facility where the plug was reinstalled ahead of the flight earlier this year, according to a letter Wednesday from NTSB Chairman Jennifer Homendy to the Senate Commerce Committee.
The NTSB had been requesting the footage in order to investigate what happened during the midflight scare.
Covid vaccines may have contributed to rise in excess deaths, researchers suggest
The Dutch researchers argued that “simultaneous onset of excess mortality and Covid-19 vaccination in Germany provides a safety signal warranting further investigation”.
“Despite these concerns, clinical trial data required to further investigate these associations are not shared with the public,” they said. “Autopsies to confirm actual death causes are seldom done.”
The resulting “absence of detailed cause-of-death data” for certain countries made it difficult to determine “whether Covid-19 infection, indirect effects of containment measures, Covid-19 vaccines or other overlooked factors play an underpinning role”.
“Cause-specific mortality data therefore need to be made available to allow more detailed, direct and robust analyses to determine the underlying contributors,” they said.
“Post-mortem examinations need to be facilitated to allot the exact reason for death. Government leaders and policymakers need to thoroughly investigate underlying causes of persistent excess mortality and evaluate their health crisis policies.”
How the West will use “Khalistan” to pressure India
The trouble Justin Trudeau has created for the Modi regime is this: He revealed that he had initiated an investigation into the potential Indian government role in Nijjar’s elimination after consulting with the US and British governments. The fact is it won’t be long before Ottawa squarely and formally blames New Delhi for the killing. And then what? The Biden Administration will be as “principle”-bound as the Conservative party government of Rishi Sunak to support Trudeau. Economic sanctions may not follow, but Washington will dangle it over Modi’s head like a Damocles’s sword — a pressure point to get Modi to do what Washington wants. Sure enough the British and Australian governments too followed in wagging their fingers at India, and reminding India to make good on its liberal professions! And Canadian pension funds who have made a pretty penny out of investing in Indian banks (like Kotak Mahindra) and companies will be ordered or feel compelled to withdraw the billions of dollars they have in equity, and lose out big time.
This is the downside I have been warning about with regard to Modi’s policy of cultivating the US and the West. It can at any time come back and bite India. The shortfalls in a still maturing Indian democracy will always be held against this country and used as leverage. In the instant case, the West-based Khalistanis are a venomous lot and some opponent faction likely killed Nijjar — a pattern long established in intra-Sikh politics of Punjab. These terrorist outlaws will do everything in their power to provoke and have their governments act punitively vis a vis India by mobilising public opinion — which is easily done everytime [sic] a local, state, or federal election rolls around, which is all the time in Canada, UK and the US. It is unlikely Ottawa will investigate the often violent gurdwara politics in Canada for Nijjar’s demise when it is much easier and politically beneficial for Trudeau to cast aspesions [sic] on India.
South Korea thinktank suggests girls start school earlier to raise birthrate
A report by analysts at the Korea Institute of Public Finance said creating a one-year age gap between girls and boys at school would make them more attractive to each other by the time they reached marriageable age.
The claim is based on the idea that men are naturally attracted to younger women because men mature more slowly. Those women, in theory, would prefer to marry older men.
“Considering that the developmental level of men is slower than that of women, having females enter school one year earlier could potentially contribute to men and women finding each other more attractive when they reach the appropriate age for marriage,” the report on tackling the decline in the working population said.
It added: “If there is a willingness to marry, then a willingness to date can certainly be assumed. However, that does not necessarily lead to successful dating. To improve this, policies that could be included in this category are those that arrange meetups, improve social skills, and support self-development to boost one’s attractiveness to the opposite sex.”
When your job separates the family
This was my introduction to tanshin funin, the custom of married company employees leaving their families behind when they are transferred. Since it has typically been men who leave, the term is sometimes translated as “business bachelor.” Transfers usually take place in March at the end of the Japanese business year, and reasons for splitting the family include not wanting to interrupt children’s education or give up a house, caregiving duties for elderly parents and, increasingly, the spouse’s career. Or to quote one Japanese wife, “I just got sick and tired of moving every few years.”
“If you are a seishain (full-time employee) you are obligated to accept any assignment that the company gives you, and to refuse an assignment is tantamount to quitting,” says Rochelle Kopp, the managing principal of Japan Intercultural Counseling. “This enables Japanese companies to move their seishain around without giving much thought as to whether the employees want to do it or not.”
…Change is afoot, and some large Japanese firms are dismantling their mandatory transfers. AIG Japan Holdings, for example, now has employees register as “mobile” (willing to transfer to other regions) or “non-mobile” and give their preference of work location. There are no financial penalties for opting out of transfers, but mobile employees are given extra incentives for their flexibility when their preferences don’t align with actual work locations. An unexpected benefit has been a ten-fold increase in applications among new graduates, suggesting that young people appreciate these policies.
VIRAL: Teacher appeals to parents about ‘money garlands’ for graduating students [Philippines]
To show appreciation for their children’s hard work and perseverance, parents often give gifts to their children who receive awards during recognition day, moving-up ceremonies, or graduation. Some parents take this a step further by giving unique gifts such as a “money bouquet” or “money garland.”
Although these gifts are impressive and praiseworthy, some teachers are concerned and urge parents to focus on students’ academic achievements and personal growth rather than on material displays.
“…This is just a reminder and not meant to oppose anyone. You never know, other parents have gone through hardships just to put their children through school. Let’s be responsible in all our actions. If you’re blessed with money, please be considerate of those around you,” she said.
Scientist: Dark matter does not exist and the universe is 27 billion years old
The fabric of the cosmos, as we currently understand it, comprises three primary components: ‘normal matter,’ ‘dark energy,’ and ‘dark matter.’ However, new research is turning this established model on its head.
A recent study conducted by the University of Ottawa presents compelling evidence that challenges the traditional model of the universe, suggesting that there may not be a place for dark matter within it.
Core of the new CCC+TL model
Dark matter, a term used in cosmology, refers to the elusive substance that does not interact with light or electromagnetic fields and is only identifiable through its gravitational effects.
Despite its mysterious nature, dark matter has been a fundamental element in explaining the behavior of galaxies, stars, and planets.
At the heart of this research is Rajendra Gupta, a distinguished physics professor at the Faculty of Science. Gupta’s innovative approach involves the integration of two theoretical models: the covarying coupling constants (CCC) and “tired light” (TL), known together as the CCC+TL model.
This model explores the notion that the forces of nature diminish over cosmic time and that light loses energy over vast distances.
This theory has been rigorously tested and aligns with various astronomical observations, including the distribution of galaxies and the evolution of light from the early universe.
Marine biologist sees shark throw up echidna during three-year tagging project
Dr Lubitz said the shark was stressed and vomited as it was restrained and tagged near the boat.
“Sometime when you wrangle them they get a little bit stressed, and one of the stress responses is to throw up their food, especially if it’s food that is not quite sitting right,” he said.
“And I can imagine that an echidna wasn’t quite sitting right.”
Dr Lubitz said it was not uncommon to see echidnas swimming in the mangroves around Palm Island.
“They use their little nose as a snorkel — they’re quite good swimmers, actually,” he said.
That’s it.
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So maybe, the same way the planar geometry /flat earth is true for limited spaces, the speed of light is only a local constant. Entropy always wins?
(Also viz Runescape: Is the game incapable ofcal white-listed groups like Minecraft? Or LAN parties?)
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The post about WEIRD vs. non-WEIRD people and the car accident is so perfect in what it shows that I initially thought “this is what my SJW and tradcon family members need to see. It has statistics and everything!” Then I remembered that they’re WEIRD so it won’t help. Still, too bad all official policy and all the de facto things you have to believe to be a good person in WEIRD countries is hellbent on not acknowledging exactly what’s shown on that world map.
“Dark matter” has always seemed like one of the clowniest aspects of what passes for “science.” Basically, we’ve never observed it and it’s probably impossible to observe but it must exist because if it doesn’t, none of our models and calculations that describe the universe really work.
It would be interesting to know the full story about how those Soyuz rockets ended up there in the forest.
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